''Manivald'' is an animated short film, directed by Chintis Lundgren and released in 2017.Ko Ricker
"Human After All: The Social Satire of Chintis Lundgren’s ‘Manivald’"
'' Animation World Network'', December 13, 2017.

Plot

The film centres on Manivald (

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), an underachieving

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in his early 30s who still lives with his mother (

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), but finds their relationship endangered when they simultaneously fall in love with Toomas (Drasko Ivezic), the handsome

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repairman who arrives to fix their washing machine.

Production

The film, adapted from Lundgren's prior webcomic ''Manivald and the Absinthe Rabbits'', was created as a pilot for an animated series, in which Manivald would move out of his mother's house and take up residence at The Hedgehog's Closet, a gay bar run by a

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hedgehog. The series was also planned to incorporate characters from Lundgren's prior animated short film ''Life with Herman H. Rott''. As of 2019, however, no series pickup has been announced; however, Toomas' own family life was the subject of Lundgren's 2019 animated short film ''Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves''. The film was also added to internet streaming platforms, including

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and the

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's website, in 2019.

Reception

The film was a

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nominee for

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at the

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"‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture"
'' Cartoon Brew'', January 20, 2018. The film is currently available to purchase on

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References

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